IT’S a pageant Bollywood style.
The Miss India Australia — Touch the Soul 2015 competition will have men and women hoping to impress Bollywood actor Soha Ali Khan, who is set to judge the pageant on June 19.
The three-title pageant aims to celebrate Australian men and women with Indian ancestry and help them embrace their culture.
Women are vying for the Miss India Australia or Mrs India Australia while the men compete for the Mr India Au
Contestant Puja Paul, 24, has her eyes on the Miss India prize.
“It was quite popular among my friends and had a great reputation so I decided to enter,” she said.
“They look at more than just looks; it’s also your personality and there aren’t many platforms that offer that kind of judgment.”
Ms Paul is studying a Bachelor of Nursing at the Australian Catholic University in North Sydney.
She believes her determined personality will be an asset in the competition.
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“You don’t have to be extraordinary to do extraordinary things, you just have to be yourself,” she said.
“I just live by the motto that each day you have to be true to who you are.”
Ms Paul is thrilled Soha Ali Khan will be on hand to judge contestants at the pageant.
“I’m a big fan of hers but I didn’t know she was going to be judging the competition,” she said.
“It just shows how great this event will be with someone of that calibre invited.”
The winners will jet off to Kingston, Jamaica, in July to take part in the United Nations pageant and square off against men and women from 70 countries.
Source: Daily Telegraph
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